shipboard seaplane

A shipboard seaplane is an aircraft designed to operate from water and be launched, recovered, and serviced from a ship, typically for reconnaissance, patrol, or liaison duties at sea.

Aliases (2)

• Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft ×1
• flying boat ×1

Instances (3)

• Arado Ar 196 seaplane
  surface form: "Arado Ar 196"
• Supermarine Southampton via concept surface "flying boat"
• Aichi D1A via concept surface "Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft"